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COMMUNITY BUSINESS Clean your roof the right way with Roof Washing Services By Bob Blanchette Has COVID-19 affected your roof cleaning business? Business was steady in 2020. I’m assuming that the great number of people working from home was the reason. When it is time for a break, they would take walks. Then, walking back to their house, they would hopefully look up at their roof, see the black algae, lichen, or moss and call Roof Washing Services. If it is not on the front of the roof, there is a good chance it’s on the back. Generally, it’s seen most on the north side or very shaded areas. How does Roof Washing Services compare with the competition? My customers let me know. Reasons were, outstanding reviews, past customer referrals,
Brett, Bob and Chris Blanchette clean roofs and service gutters through their company, Roof Washing Services.
and realtors. Roof Washing Services has a five-star A plus on BBB and Home Advisor. Also, a big advantage is that I use eco-friendly roof soap. Customers like the fact that we do not use bleach. We all know that bleach works, but if you read the dangers of bleach, it
UniBank summer interns serve meals at food pantry REGION – UniBank summer interns recently spent an evening serving over 120 meals to people in the community at the Peace of Bread Food Pantry in Whitinsville. UniBank is a full-service, mutually-owned community bank with branches in Sophie Plouffe and Mike Wickstrom help Grafton, Shrewsbury and 11 hand out meals at the Peace of Bread other locations throughout Food Pantry. Central Massachusetts. Its interns provide business and community support. “They are doing some great and important work internally here at the bank,” UniBank CEO Michael Welch said in a recent press release. “True to our mission as a mutual/community bank, and part of our Foundations Program, they are also learning the importance of service as an element of being on Team UniBank.”
Reliant introduces new optometrist
Dora Pepo recently joined Reliant Medical Group’s Department of Optometry.
REGION - Reliant Medical Group recently announced that Dr. Dora Pepo has joined its Department of Optometry. Pepo received her medical degree from New England College of Optometry in Boston. She completed her residency in ocular disease and primary eye care at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA. She was an optometrist at a small private practice in Olympia, WA, prior to joining Reliant. Pepo is welcoming new optometry patients at the offices in Worcester, Auburn, Holden, Southborough and Westborough.
contractor these days, especially. One other thing comforting to them is they do not have to come up with a deposit before we start the job. When we are done and the customer is satisfied, we ask for payment.
driveways, decks, etc.
How do you price washing a roof? The best way is to physically look at the roof. I must be able to see what is on the roof, degree of difficulty, meaning pitch, height, and size, as well as whether we’re working on one side or both. If the roof has only black stains, that is the least expensive. The others, moss and lichen, are more costly because it’s time-consuming to remove, along with cleaning up on the ground, hard surfaces like steps, walkways,
What other services does Roof Washing Services provide? We do gutter cleaning and gutter guard installations. We also pressure wash most exterior surfaces.
Will the lichen and moss come back? Over time it will unless we treat it annually in September by spraying a preventative on for a fee. It’s like fertilizing your lawn to keep the weeds out.
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